Cop charged in Rayshard Brooks shooting sues mayor and police chief

Garrett Rolfe, a former officer of the Atlanta PD filed a lawsuit against Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a Democrat, and interim police Chief Rodney Bryant to get his job back.

Rolfe filed suit on Tuesday in Fulton County Superior Court. He was fired from the job earlier this summer and charged with felony murder, among the eleven total counts, in the death of Rayshard Brooks in June. 

Rolfe states that his firing was unconstitutional.

The lawsuit states that his use of force against Brooks, who fired a taser at Rolfe as he ran away from police, “was proper and in compliance with Georgia law.” Anyone who saw the tape of what happened should agree with the former cop.

The lawsuit states that Rolfe was terminated from the job “without an investigation, without proper notice, without a pre-disciplinary hearing, and in direct violation of the municipal code of the city of Atlanta.” 

Basically, the firing appears to have been accelerated due to political pressure and the fact that Lance Bottoms is being considered as Joe Biden's VP running mate if he finally gets the Democratic nomination.

Rolfe's lawsuit further noted  that the other officer involved, Devin Brosnan, was not fired and was instead placed on administration leave, according to NBC News.

The lawsuit pointed out that what happened to Rolfe was atypical of protocol within the department. “Many other city of Atlanta police officers who have been charged with crimes, including felonies, have remained employed during the investigation and pendency of their criminal charges,” the lawsuit stated.

This is simply a case of police brutality--not by the police, but to the police officer by the city. The shooting of Rayshard Brooks was justified when he tasered Brosnan then turned as he ran and tried to taser Rolfe. Had Brooks been successful, Rolfe may have been killed once he was rendered helpless.

Any normal human being would have done the same thing.

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